Non-Billable Code

Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.

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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code M12.04 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of M12.04 that describes the diagnosis 'chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [jaccoud], hand' in more detail.

The ICD code M120 is used to code Jaccoud arthropathy

jaccoud arthropathy (ja), jaccoud deformity or jaccoud's arthopathy is a chronic non-erosive reversible joint disorder that may occur after repeated bouts of arthritis. it is caused by inflammation of the joint capsule and subsequent fibrotic retraction, causing ulnar deviation of the fingers, through metacarpophalageal joint (mcp) subluxation, primarily of the ring and little-finger. joints in the feet, knees and shoulders may also get affected. it is commonly associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (sle), and occurs in roughly 5% of all cases.